From the book
The Orphic Collection, Volume I: The Hymns
Attributed to Orpheus · Diotimos Editions · 2026
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- Female destroyer
Meaning
Athena is destroyer of the Phlegraian Giants at XXXII.12. The feminine agent noun takes the Giants as its explicit object, making this a particular destructive feat within her praise rather than a claim that all destruction is her sole activity.
Places to read
- Hymn XXXII · Line 12Read the word in its hymn.
Attested forms
ὀλέτειρα
Occurrence inventory
1 in total. XXXII.12